August Stamp Give-Away Winner

Congratulations to Anita of Crafty Me on winning this stamp set.  Her blog features a wide variety of paper crafts and an eclectic style. I think she'll put these stamps to good use.  Come back on Sept. 1st for another chance to win. Anita, email me your mailing address, and I'll get them in the mail to you. Email me a rinda1961(at)yahoo(dot)com.

August Stamp Give-Away

Once a month, on the first day of the month, I post a couple of new or gently used stamps to give away. They usually relate to an upcoming holiday. If you want them, leave me a comment and let me know. But you have to be quick! I'll pick the winner in the next 24 hours. These are from All Night Media and are called "Celestial Sun" and "Celestial Moon."
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Edited to Add: Congratulations to Anita on winning the stamps.

Quick Scavenger Hunt Round-Up and Stamp Winners

Today's scavenger hunt submission is #18 A Movie Poster.  "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter." Advertised in Dublin.  Could there be an odder movie or a bigger cultural disconnect? Not sure. . . 
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a terrific weekend. Thanks to everyone who stopped by for the Organisation Blog Hop and Christmas in July Stamp Give Away.  The winners of the stamps are:
CTMH Polar Bears - Elizabeth (of Journaling by Lizzie)
Snowy - Irene (of When the Sun Comes Out)
Reindeer Moon -Jo (of Jo Murray - Art)
Ornament and Tags - Abi (of Creating Paper Dreams)
I'm still traveling, so it will be a week or so before I can get them in the post.  Everyone, please email me your regular mail address as soon as you can (Irene, I already have your address)r . 
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In other news,  I'm over the moon excited about how many people are participating the the 2012 Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt - close to 50 so far! It makes me smile sooo big when I see a post with new finds.  Check out some of these fantastic posts: Jacky's pier; Irene's shadow; Alison's someone playing a musical instrument; Lizzie's clothesline; Jane's someone playing with a ball; Debs' shadow; Melissa's horse; and Helena's labyrinth. Such a wonderful assortment.  Makes me wonder if the list is too easy - maybe I should have included "someone dressed like a viking" . . . 

(photo taken in Dublin, Ireland). 
If I left your post out, please add a link in the comments, so blog readers can stop by and see it.

Organisation Blog Hop & July Stamp Give Away

Welcome to my blog! 
This weekend I'm participating in Jennifer's Organisation Celebration Blog Hop.  You may have come here from Louise's blog. If not, go check out Jennifer's post (here) to start your way 'round the Hop. As you go around the blog hop, be sure to pick up the special letter featured at each blog.  Then, you can put them together and form a phrase to win a terrific prize.  You can find my letter at the end of this post.  The theme of the blog hop is organization!
My favorite tip for organization is to "plan ahead." I especially like to do this for Christmas.  In the U.S., many craft stores have "Christmas in July" sales, where Christmas merchandise goes on sale. I often like to make a bunch of Christmas cards in July (and prepare the pieces for more), so that they'll be ready by the time December rolls around.  In order to help you get organized and plan ahead, I'm giving away four sets of new or gently used Christmas stamps.  If you want a chance to win any (or all) of them, just leave me a comment letting me know which of the sets you want (feel free to enter the random give away for more than one set).  
UPDATED TO ADD: ENTRY TIME CLOSED; WINNER POSTED SOON!
Set #1: Close to My Heart Polar Bears (much loved but gently used)

Set #2 Snowy (Crestwood "Winter Phases" and Inkadinado Snowman) gently used

Set #3:  Reindeer Moon (All Night Media reindeer and unknown unmounted; gently used):

Set #4: Ornament and Tags (all brand new; Club Scrap ornament; others by Stampin Up):

Be sure to leave me some way to contact you.  I'll choose a random winner on July 2! ENTRIES NOW CLOSED; WINNER TO BE POSTED TOMORROW (JULY 3)
Now, to continue along the Hop, go to Kirsty's blog, by clicking here. And, oh, be sure to bring this letter with you: "I" .  Collect all the letters for a chance to win this fabulous prize package:

Once you've got all the letters and reached the end of the hop, you can email Jennifer the phrase you've collected. All entries must be received by Monday the 2nd of July at 11.59pm BST, and all the correct answers will be put into a draw to win the gorgeous prize package of October Afternoon 9 to 5 and Studio Calico Take Note items, worth over £25!
If you get lost anywhere along the way, here's the complete list of participating blogs:
Jennifer - http://jennifersjumbles.blogspot.co.uk/

Clair - http://obstinatepursuit.blogspot.co.uk/

Leanne http://littlelifeofscrap.blogspot.co.uk/

Louise http://scrapbook-me.blogspot.co.uk/

Rinda http://gallorganico.blogspot.co.uk/

Kirsty http://www.journalofcuriousthings.co.uk/

Jo S. http://curlyscrapbooker.blogspot.co.uk/

Daphne http://dapfniedesign.wordpress.com/

Meghann http://meghannslittlecorner.blogspot.co.uk/

Jo B. http://buckinghamspalace.blogspot.co.uk/

Abi http://creatingpaperdreams.blogspot.co.uk/

Lea http://finallyscrappin.blogspot.co.uk/

Lisa-Jane http://comeinsidemycrazyhead.blogspot.co.uk/

June Stamp Give Away: Love is in the Air

Once a month, on the first day of the month, I post a couple of new or gently used stamps to give away. They usually relate to an upcoming holiday. If you want them, leave me a comment and let me know. But you have to be quick! I'll pick the winner in the next 24 hours. As June is a traditional month for weddings, I selected three "love-ly" stamps. "I love you" from Club Scrap  and the Inkadinkado Cats are gently used. The Stampin' Up sentiment has never touched ink. Let me know if you want the set.
Edited to add:  Congratulations Mary B. for being randomly selected as the winner!
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For July, the stamp give away will be special - I'll be giving away four sets of stamps, and the give away will run for an entire weekend. Why is it special? Because it's in conjunction with a special event being planned by Jennifer of Jennifer's Jumbles . . . but more on that later!

May Stamp Give Away

Once a month, on the first day of the month, I post a couple of new or gently used stamps to give away. They usually relate to an upcoming holiday. If you want them, leave me a comment and let me know. But you have to be quick! I'll pick the winner in the next 24 hours. Both of these wonderful flower stamps are from Club Scrap. Let me know if you want the pair.
Edited to add: Congratulations to Alison on winning the stamps!

April Stamp Give-Away Winner

And the winner of the April stamp give-away is Yvonne of ARTic Blonde Creations. Congratulations Yvonne! I have always been amazed by the wide variety of artwork which Yvonne creates. I think these stamps will be perfect for her ATC's (Artist Trading Cards). If you've never checked out Yvonne's blog, I encourage you to click on the link above.
If you like stamps, be sure to check back on May 1 when I'll offer up some more new or gently used stamps (hint: think flowers).  Yvonne, I have an address for you on Atkins. Let me know if that is correct, and I'll drop the stamps in the mail right away.

April Stamp Give Away

Once a month, on the first day of the month, I post a couple of new or gently used stamps to give away. This month I'm offering a quirky set great for cards, art journals or collage work. (I'm also posting a day early because on April 1, I'll be posting to Sian's Storytelling Sunday.)
If you want a chance to win this pair of rare stamps, leave me a comment by 10:00 p.m. Sunday night, April 1 (California time). and let me know. I'll pick a winner by random draw. The sentiment stamps are both from Club Scrap. The girl on the left is Laurel Burch by All Night Media.  The girl on the right is from Portfolio.

Good-luck!

March Stamp Give-Away

Once a month, on the first day of the month, I post a couple of new or gently used stamps to give away. They usually relate to an upcoming holiday. If you want them, leave me a comment and let me know. But you have to be quick! I'll pick the winner in the next 24 hours. The sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap. The shamrock is from Inkadinkado.
Let me know if you want the pair.
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Updated to add: Congratulations to Beverly on winning these St. Patty's stamps! 

February Stamp Give-Away

Once a month, on the first day of the month, I post a couple of new or gently used stamps to give away. They usually relate to an upcoming holiday. If you want them, leave me a comment and let me know. But you have to be quick! I'll pick in winner in the next 24 hours. The top sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap. The heart is from Stampin' Up.
Let me know if you want the pair.
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Edited to Add: Congrats to Deb Turtle on winning the stamps. Check back on March 1 for my next give-away.

Stamp Winners and a Peaceful Card

When organizing today, I worked on clearing out the bin I call my "art projects to work on." It contains all kinds of bits and bobs and kits that I started but never completed.  I came across a baggie of color copies I had made of some small collages. I'm sure my plan was to make some cards. So I did - I made nine quick cards simply by trimming the image, matting it and then putting it on a card base. I assume I'm not the only one with an "unfinished projects" bin, am I?
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And, I've drawn the stamp winners from Wednesday's give-away:
Cheri will be receiving the "happy stamps."
Melissa will be receiving the farm labels. 
I have your addresses from Ginger's mail art exchange, but email if it's changed since then. 
Congratulations girls! And everyone interested in stamps, please check back on the first of each month when I'll be giving away more new or gently used stamps.

Stamp Give-Away

I'm really not as crazy as my post yesterday might suggest  - LOL! I do have a lot of stamps, but I'm happy to hear that are others with a similar addiction.  In my defense, I have been collecting stamps for about 15 years, and I used to teach stamp classes (so got stamps for free or at a serious discount), and I have used almost all of the stamps I own at least once!  But I do have two sets to give away to anyone who wants them .  The first group, includes the image I used for the stamp above.  I'm calling the group "happy stamps."

The second group is a Stampin' Up set featuring farm crate labels:

If you want either (or both),  just let me know in the comments.  I'll draw a name this weekend.  Thanks for helping me get some room to buy more stamps. . . 
Updated to add:  Congratulations Cheri for winning the Happy Stamps and Melissa for winning the Farm Labels.